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Travel Nurse RN - Medical-Surgical - $2,200 per week in Urbana, IL

TravelNurseSource

Urbana, IL

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$2,200–$2,200
SKILLS
Basic Life Support (BLS), Clinical Assessment, Communication Skills, Documentation, Financial Trend Analysis, Healthcare, Human Resources, Knowledge Base, Maintain Compliance, Medical Treatment, Medications, Needs Assessment, Nursing, Nursing Credentials, Patient Admissions, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Patient Care Authorizations, Patient Safety, Philosophy, Problem Solving Skills, Procedure Implementation, Registered Nurse (RN), Safety Compliance, Surgical Nursing, Telephone Skills, Treatment Plan
LOCATION
Urbana, IL
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Today
TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified Med/Surg RN in Urbana, Illinois, 61801!

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN Specialty: Med/Surg Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Day Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum one (1) year of relevant nursing experience License: RN License in good standing Certifications: BLS (American Heart Association) Must-Have: - ASN Description: The staff Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The RN provides care to patients through the utilization of the nursing process, nursing trends, technology, financial and human resources within the philosophy of the institution. Performs all responsibilities and duties required by the unit as specific to the scope of service. Implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice. Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team. Completes initial assessment upon patient admission and develops an appropriate plan of care based on patient and family needs. Implements the plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures. Modifies the plan of care based upon continuous evaluation. Takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents. Communicates directly with others in private when necessary to resolve issues. Offers constructive feedback to assist in the professional development of peers, and confers with colleagues to expand the knowledge base. Identifies own learning needs and takes initiative to begin the appropriate solution. Receives patient Bedside Shift Report from an RN at the beginning of each shift. Ensures the inclusion of patient input, visual validation of a safe patient room environment at the time of shift change, and updates the patient communication board found in each patient room. Delegates patient care tasks/responsibilities to assigned healthcare team members and validates completion of delegated tasks throughout the shift. Completes and documents basic RN patient care activities such as assessments and interpretation of vital signs. Ensures physician order completion, admission/discharge of patients, and hourly rounding on each assigned patient. Meets documentation standards for each assigned patient. Provides patient medications utilizing the 5 Rights: Right Patient, Right Medication, Right Route, Right Dose, and Right Time. Maintains patient safety as the highest priority level by ensuring compliance with safety measures such as fall precautions and pressure ulcer prevention. Maintains a positive attitude that promotes a healthy work environment and a healing patient environment. Keeps a diligent focus on prompt answering of patient call lights to ensure effective triage and completion of patient requests. Uses critical thinking to evaluate the overall patient condition and nursing judgment to identify and act on changes in patient status. Effectively communicates within the healthcare team to promote interdisciplinary collaboration, effective patient care coordination, and patient safety. Effectively manages time to enable the quick admission/discharge process for observation status patients and facilitates the completion of patient testing.

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